Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

PT-71

• PT-71 class Motor Torpedo Boat:
• Displacement: 43 tons
• Length: 78'
• Beam: 19'5"
• Draft: 5'3"
• Speed: 41 knots
• Armament: 4 21" Mk VII or VIII torpedoes; 1 20mm; 2x2 .50-cal mg
• Complement: 17
• 3 Packard gasoline engines, triple screws; 1,200 hp
• Built at Higgins, and placed in service 21 July 1942
• Assigned to Squadron 4
• Transferred to Squadron 16 20 January 1943
• Transferred to Squadron 17 13 March 1943
• Transferred to Squadron 4 16 April 1943
• Transferred to Squadron 2(2) 18 March 1944
• Stricken from Navy Register 11 October 1945

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS PT-71
• At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy
• Motor Torpedo Boat Manual, February 1943

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